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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2021

Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis threatens to entangle neighbors

Myanmar's humanitarian crisis is now at a crossroads. The economy has collapsed and the banking system is on life support. The state is also ceasing to function due to the rising violence.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 6, 2021

Joshua Wong’s Hong Kong prison sentence keeps getting longer

Wong and thousands of others held a vigil on June 4 last year to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, defying an unprecedented ban on the event.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 6, 2021

Chelsea outclasses Real Madrid to reach Champions League final

Chelsea should have won by more as it created — and wasted — a host of chances in a dazzling second-half display.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 6, 2021

Japanese town builds giant squid statue with COVID-19 relief funds

The town of Noto used u00a525 million of a government grant to part-fund the u00a530 million, nine-meter-long statue, news reports said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 6, 2021

Yayoi Kusama's dots and flowers breathe life into pandemic-hit New York

The avant-garde artist's signature motif has been taken to the New York Botanical Garden.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2021

U.S. Space Command tracks Chinese rocket for uncontrolled re-entry from orbit

The rocket's exact point of descent into Earth's atmosphere as it falls back from space 'cannot be pinpointed until within hours of its reentry,' the body said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2021

In statement, G7 lists the many ways it is deeply unhappy with China

The laundry list of concerns, including China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims and its stance toward Taiwan, is likely to get under Beijing's skin.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2021

Vaccines work on this India variant. Experts fret about the next.

As infections surge by more than 300,000 cases for 14 straight days, India's limited ability to track new mutations emerging from its outbreak is a growing concern for scientists.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2021

In a reversal, U.S. backs giving poorer countries access to COVID-19 vaccine patents and tech

'This is a global health crisis, and the extraordinary circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic call for extraordinary measures,' Biden's top trade negotiator said in a statement
While mobile games such as Pokemon Go are at the core of Scopely’s business, the company is developing or considering acquiring PC and console titles.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2025

Behind the $3.5 billion Pokemon deal lies a consolidation strategy

While mobile games such as Pokemon Go are at the core of Scopely’s business, the company is looking into PC and console titles.
Danish, Greenlandic and U.S. flags fly at the Danish armed forces' Arctic Command in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 14.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 26, 2025

U.S. visit puts 'unacceptable pressure' on Greenland: Denmark

The visit comes at a time of flux, with Greenland's political parties still negotiating a new coalition government after a March 11 general election.
A female soccer player controls a ball during a training session at the Golab Trust Sport Complex in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 10, 2014. Many women's soccer players have since fled the country after fear of persecution when the Taliban retook control of the Afghan government in 2021.
SOCCER
Mar 26, 2025

Afghan women players call for global support as they seek FIFA recognition

Many players from the Afghanistan women's team fled the country for fear of persecution when the Taliban took control of the Afghan government.
Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre, seen behind orange construction fencing, speaks at an election campaign event Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 26, 2025

India said to have meddled in Canadian party election

A yearlong inquiry identified New Delhi as one of the main actors saying that it supported candidates believed to be pro-India.
Lee Jae-myung, leader of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party, arrives at a court in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2025

South Korea court reverses opposition leader's election law conviction

The ruling removes a barrier that could have blocked Lee Jae-myung from running for president.
The Immigration Services Agency in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2025

Imabari Shipbuilding loses technical intern certification

The firm will be unable to accept foreign trainees for the next five years.
A bill calling for decency in election campaign posters is passed at the Upper House plenary session on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 26, 2025

Upper House passes bill calling for decency in election posters

The bill came in the wake of last summer's Tokyo gubernatorial election, in which posters featuring indecent content were put up.
Government's stockpiled rice at a warehouse in Saitama Prefecture in February
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2025

Japan begins taking bids in second auction of stockpiled rice

The focus is on whether the release of reserve rice will help curb soaring rice prices.
The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday found a former judge guilty of insider trading.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2025

Court convicts former judge over insider trading

Soichiro Sato was given two years in prison, suspended for four years, fined ¥1 million and ordered to pay an additional ¥10.2 million penalty.
An advertisement featuring Shohei Ohtani in Tokyo.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 26, 2025

Tokyo Series proves to be big business for MLB — and Japanese companies

The weeklong festival of all things baseball highlights how Shohei Ohtani has created myriad business opportunities on both sides of the Pacific.
Residents of Zamami, Okinawa Prefecture, attend a memorial ceremony on Wednesday, the 80th anniversary of the U.S. military's landing on the Kerama Islands during World War II.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2025

Victims of Okinawa battle remembered on 80th anniversary of U.S. landing

Over 200,000 people, including civilians, were killed in ground battles on islands in Okinawa.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (bottom center) and other Trump administration officials mishandled security by discussing a military strike on a commercially available messaging app, exposing vulnerabilities and raising questions about poor judgment.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2025

U.S. allies get a Signal chat’s worth of red flags

In the short term, that may have few real consequences. Although insulting, the administration’s assessment of Europe’s weak military capabilities is correct.
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 26, 2025

Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change

A study by European researchers has concluded that the role of human-driven climate change in contributing to the wildfires was undeniable.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are framed as a way to generate revenue and bring and return businesses to America. However, retaliation from trading partners will weaken any potential gains.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2025

Making sense of the tariff chaos

Many Americans probably find this rationale compelling. After all, what’s wrong with putting national interests first?
European Union nations and Japan fret about a world without the U.S. security umbrella. They could ease their fears by moving closer together.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 26, 2025

Japan-Europe: The security alliance the world needs now

Even before Trump’s return, Europe and Japan both rapidly needed to shift from their peacetime posture to one preparing for war.
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Nippon Ishin urges cap on foreign residents in Japan
While not specifying what percentage of foreign residents should make up the total population, “we conveyed the message that the ratio should be kept as low as possible and that the current rapid pace of increase must be properly curbed,” said Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita.
Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap
Hard-line conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favorite in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Oct. 4.
Osaka Expo visitors top 20 million as crowds surge
Visitors at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Boom in business class travel from Japan fuels airlines profits
A business class suite of an Airbus SE A350-1000 aircraft operated by Japan Airlines is seen during a media preview at the company's hangar at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in January last year.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.

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